Tag Archives: COLOMBO PORT

6 days agoPort NewsComments Off on China to strongly support Colombo port

The state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority said on Thursday, March 14, that it would purchase three ship-to-shore gantry cranes from China for its deep water terminal at the Colombo Port to handle bigger container ships. The Government Information Department said the government had approved a proposal by Minister of Ports, …

November 8, 2018NewsComments Off on China-India struggle for investments

Gleaming cranes stretch out on the waterfront in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as Chinese companies construct a $1.5 billion new commercial district, including hotels, marinas and a motor racing track. They have already built a giant container terminal nearby and a huge port in the south. Now India, the …

October 30, 2018Port NewsComments Off on What happens with East Container Terminal?

The Port of Colombo has been ranked as the world’s fastest growing port among the top 30 container ports for the first half of 2018. This is a positive sign of the development of the shipping and ports industry of the country where Sri Lanka covers a huge portion of …

July 23, 2018Port NewsComments Off on Port of Colombo, increased transshipment volume

Establishing a record in transshipment operations the Port of Colombo has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8% in transshipment container throughput for the first half in 2018 as against the corresponding period in 2017. During the first half of 2018, the Port of Colombo handled 2,733,906 TEUs of transshipment containers …

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